# gmrchk/blobity

The cursor is the heart of any interaction with the web. Why not take it to the next level? 🚀

Repository: https://github.com/gmrchk/blobity
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blobity
Homepage: https://blobity.gmrchk.com/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: cursor, canvas, blob, ux, design
Last push: 2024-11-23T21:18:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1879, "days_push": 648, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1011, forks 23 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:13.261963+00:00)

## What it is
Blobity is a TypeScript library that renders a customizable animated cursor 'blob' effect on websites using HTML5 canvas. It offers magnetic elements, tooltips, focus effects, and a programmatic API, with integrations for React and Vue.

## Use cases
- add an animated custom cursor to my website
- make elements magnetic on hover
- show tooltips that follow the cursor
- add playful cursor effects to a landing page
- highlight focused elements with a cursor blob
- integrate a custom cursor in React or Vue

## When to choose
- you want a polished, customizable cursor effect with minimal setup
- you need a programmatic API to control cursor behavior
- you use React or Vue and want official hooks/components
- performance matters - it uses canvas and requestAnimationFrame

## When to avoid
- your audience is primarily on touch devices, where the effect is irrelevant
- you need a fully open-source dependency - it requires a license key and has a commercial license
- you want a simple CSS-only cursor change without JavaScript

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: animation, ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: cursor-effects, canvas, mouse-interaction, ux, react, vue, typescript, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- gmrchk/blobity (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.261963+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:50.965649+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gmrchk/blobity (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.261963+00:00, sha 0680149a2a27)
  - homepage: https://blobity.gmrchk.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:46.051352+00:00, sha 4dc0f0aeb19c)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/blobity (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:46.060624+00:00, sha 9bcf39ef2df5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.